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chomps at the bit

chomps at the bit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chomp at the bit.

Meaning of chomp at the bit

Verb

chomp at the bit (third-person singular simple present chomps at the bit, present participle chomping at the bit, simple past and past participle chomped at the bit)

  1. (intransitive) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.
    • Electronics makers chomping at the bit.2004, Lisa Wang, Taipei Times read at http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/03/16/2003102683 on 14 May 2006

Questions about chomps at the bit

What is chomps at the bit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chomps at the bit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chomp at the bit.

Words near chomps at the bit in the dictionary

  1. chomping
  2. chomping at the bit
  3. chomping down on
  4. chompings
  5. chomps
  6. chomps at the bit
  7. chomps down on
  8. chompy
  9. Chomskian
  10. Chomsky
  11. Chomsky hierarchies

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